National Republican., 1887-04-15
Preserving Wood.

The "Carolina Oil and Creosote Company"
at Wilmington, N. c., has a capacity for manu-
featuring 9,l20 gallons of creosote oil per week.
The company manufactures this oil from
yellow, pine wood. It is said by scientists to
tion of WOOD against dry and wet rot, as well
as perfect protection of wood in salt water
from the rayages of the teredo worm.
ders each 619 feet in diameter-one 65, one 75,
aud the other 90 feet in length. These cylin-
ders are used for creosoting lumber of every
description. TheEcapacity is 45, 900 feet, b. NJ,
per. day, putting in from to 20 lbs. of oil
to the cubic foot, The demand for creosoted
lumber is constantly increasing.
Inc company is making handsome dividends
on its capital stock, and expects to add within
the next year very materially TO the present
capacity OF its plant, and thereby increasing
This is one of the mos. important enterprises
ever started in this country, not only on ac-
count Of the very rapid destruction of the
forests, but II has become absolutely necessary
to preserve and extend the life of railroad and
wharf timber, which this oil does, for at least
four or five times longer than the ordinary life
OF timber untreated.
a board of navy officers designated by the
Secretary of the Navy spent week at VIII
mington making thorough examination of
the creoso,c works and officially reported very
strongly In favor Of the methods Of this COM
Col. W. p. Craighill Capt. W. H. Bixby and
other engineer officers OF the army have given
considerable attention to the preservation of
timber, and they have thoroughly examined
the works of the "Carolina Oil aud Creosote
Company" and they unhesitatingly pronounce
them the best in the world.
Mr.. DevereauX, Of the architects Office of
the Treasury Department and superintendent
for constructing the custom house wharf at
Charleston, ;. e., certiies to the department
cubic foot put intoa charge of lumber. W ''''
Capt. John i. Divine, general suparluteld-
ont Atlantic Coast Line, running from Rich
mond 70 Charleston, is putting In cross ties
and bridge timber, creos0ted by this Whining.
ton company and highly recommends the
process. Col. W, l.. Trenholm, comptroller of
the currency of the Treasury Department, has
made thorough examination of the works
and takes pleasure in recommending that all
railroad and wharf wood work he creosoted
by the process used BY the works at Whining
The company has creosoted in the past year
millions fleet of cross ties for South America,
and It has also filled large orders for cable
railroads in the United States.
Another company has been organized lately
for the purpose OF doing business under the
same patents and in the same manner. This
company Is known as 1.-THE CreosoIe Lumber
and Construction Company" and II will do
its manufacturing business in Florida, where
pine WOOD and timber are very cheap, This
company is putting In an exceedingly fine aud
exl ensiye, plant, for IL knows, from the expe-
renee and success OF the Wilmington, N, G.
Company, that II will pay, and pay hand
sOmely. Messrs. Hansen & Smith are the pN-
entees of the process OF manufacturing the
crtosOte OIL and the method of injecting 1t
INTO timber. Mr., Hansen is the superinten-
don't, ana Mr. Smith is the secretary aud treas
uTer Of the Wilmington Company, and credit
is due TO them for the success of the works
Mr. BuchaIdi, of Savannah, Ga, one of the
best engineers in the country, Is the engineer
ana superintendent of the company operating
In Florida, and Col Il. X. Brink Is the secretary
ana treasurer. Senators Butler, of South Car
DINA, and Malone. of Virginia, arc on the
board of directors. Col w. +. Canaday Is the
president OF both companies.